Questione giuridica chiave
Whether ATLA had standing to appeal the AOC registration decision as an association.
Decisione estratta
ATLA lacked standing because it did not defend interests common to a majority or a large number of its members, and not all relevant members were individually affected.
Motivazione estratta
Association standing requires a statutory purpose of defending members' protected interests, plus interests common to a majority or a large number of members, and individual standing for each of them. Only 34 of 400 affiliated enterprises were involved in raclette production, and only a very small part exported to Switzerland; virtual or indirect interests were insufficient.